I tend to find when I complete a challenge where something is being taken away. I find it pretty easy to do. But I must admit seeing other people drink tea really hurt. My favourite pass time was no more.

I of course, opted for herbal non-caffeinated teas but still it was not quite the same feeling. There is something special about a cup of English Breakfast tea that I just love so.

In the first week I really noticed that I had a few withdrawal headaches, where I really just needed to get an early night and sleep it off. This was my body's signal that a detox was taking place. A similar thing happened when I quit sugar.

These detox symptoms only lasted around a week. And then a beautiful thing happened, I began to wake up BEFORE my alarm. I could only put it down to the fact that I had quit caffeine, there was not other explanation.

Once I was in the routine of not drinking tea and opting for alternatives I was fine without it and felt that I would stick to this even after my challenge had ended.

In actual fact I have had the odd cup of tea here and there since the challenge ended and I noticed that I felt my heart racing and then experiencing a headache the very next day so I have decided that going forward I will only drink de-caffeinated if I really want to take part in the ladies English Breakfast tea parties. This way I still get to enjoy my tea but without any of the caffeine and strange side effects.

I would truly recommend this challenge, if you only try it to see if you can wake up before your alarm too!